{
  "id": 7990751,
  "title": "EU defence chief says a ‘painful response’ to Russian hybrid threats is needed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/eu-defence-chief-says-a-painful-response-to-russian-hybrid-threats-is",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T08:44:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/09/17/eu-defence-chief-says-a-painful-response-to-russian-hybrid-threats-is-needed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Senior Baltic European Commissioners tell Euronews they are supportive of Ursula von der Leyen’s bold plans to turbocharge European defence, from a \"painful\" anti-hybrid warfare playbook to a new political security group.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}